The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-14
Montpelier and Vicinity.

Robbins on Friday last.
TED, son of Henry Lowe, is in town visit
ing his father and brothers
JOHN II. SENrER was in Woodstock last
week attending county court.
AMBROSE ALEXANDER has moved into his
new house on Hubbard street
Miss NETT1E GALE has been appointed
pianist of the Unitarian Sunday-school
THE foundation for new pastry room at
the Pavilion is in the process of construc-
ton.
THE signature to an advertisement on the
sixth page which is printed IL. L. Davis
should be l.. j. Davis.
j. w. ELLIS is making improvements
upon the house recently purchased by him
of George w. Wilkinson.
THE Ladies' Society of Christ church will
meet at the rectory next Friday afternoon,
December 10th, at two o'clock.
AT a spelling-match in Room 6 of the
Montpelier Union School Friday Anna
Guernsey carried off the honors.
CHRIST CHURCH Sunday-school will meet
at the rectory to rehearse Christmas carols
next Friday evening at seven o'clock
WHIST parties were given last week by
the Misses Dewey on Thursday evening and
Mrs. A. ID. Bancroft on Friday evening.
T. j. DEAvITT, Esq, is in Woodstock
this week attending county court and j. II.
Lucia is similarly engaged at Middlebury.
Mrs. GEORGE ATKINS and son Morris
returned Saturday from Poughkeepsie, n.
Y, where the former has been for medical
treatment
JAMES CANNING and brother have re-
Gently been setting up an engine to be used
by the Perkins & Norcross saw-mil in
Marshfed.
A PARTY of some forty friends of Mrs. NJ.
A L. Burbank enjoyed that lady's hospital
ity at the Pavilion Hotel last week Tues
day evening.
THE recent rain-storm quilted quite lot
of earth from the bank on which the stone
crusher is placed, leaving it in a rather pre-
carious position.
w. E. ADAMS has built private toboggan
slide in the rear of his clothng-store on
State street for the use of his children and
their little friends.
THE Ladies' Society of Christ church is
to have an entertainment two evenings
Thursday and Friday-of the week between
Christmas and New Years.
JOHN MOONEY, Jr., has been appointed
substitute letter-carrier, and will go on
duty this week to help the regulars -
th rouuh tha holiday season
WEDNESDAY last Mrs F. l.. Mead, who
lives in the Waling house on School street,
and who was at the time on Seminary Hill,
slipped and fell in such manner as to frac-
ture her right wrist.
THE fall term of the Grammar and Union
schools closes on Friday next, and public
examinations will be made on Thursday
and Friday. The vacation will be of a
fortnight's duration.
The Central will run.a special Christ
mas poultry train to Boston December nth,
and at Barre and Montpelier poultry must
be loaded early enough to connect with No.
II train at Montpelier Junton on that day.
THE Montpelier & Wells River railroad
engine Montpelier has been undergoing
repairs, new fiues having been put in and
other needed improvements made. She is
now on the road again in excellent condition.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Bethany church holds its first
monthly social at the chapel tomorrow
evening. The principal object of this gath
ering will be the promotion of a better
acquaintance among the members.
OK Saturday last some eighty male resi-
dents of Barre, mostly Scotchmen, filed in
the county clerks Office at Montpelier their
intention of becoming good citizens of the
United States, by naturalization, at an early
day. They returned to Barre by special
train in the evening.
MOSES PEARSON was thrown from a car
riage by the sudden starting of a horse on
Wednesday of last week. He struck upon
the back OF his head and was badly bruised,
narrowly escaping the breaking of his neck.
He has since been confined to his house,
but is recovering slowly from his injuries.
SUBSCRIBERS to the fund for the aid of the
Montpelier military band are urged to meet
at the office of Senter & Kemp on Saturday
evening to form citizens association,
/ eject tne OInCtrS necessary TO SuCn an or
ganization and transact any other business
thought proper when met"
"BEAcoN LIGHTS is booked for Blanchard
Opera-house Saturday evening, December
24th. The company is large and excellent
one and carries special scenery for its per-
formances 1t is expected that there will
be special return train TO Barre on the
occasion of its appearance here.
AT the annual meeting of Brooks Post
G. A. r., last week Tuesday evening" the
following officers were elected: Commander,
b. A. McKenney; senior vice-commander,
G. h. Bagley; junior vice-commander, II
Il. Wedge chaplain, II. G.. Lull; quarter
master, w. +. Waterman; officer of the
day, William Canning. Delegate to an
nual encampment, j. j. Young; alternate,
w. w. Noyes.
The morning mail from the north Tues
day was detained about four and one-half
hours by wreck between Colchester and
Essex Junction, caused by the parting OF
an extra freight and the collision of the
rear part with another freight which was
following. A man in the caboose of the
parted train was badly scalded and the way
was blocked so that temporary track
was laid around the wreck.
ANOTHER Sunday rain and thaw served
to swell the local streams and carry out the